*Variety show*

"Mirna next, Mirna next."

"Alright, what will you do?"

"Captain, can Mirna have knives please? Three."

"Sure. Here." Cole says dropping a few blades into her outstretched hand.

"They… from nowhere? It's just like the old stories!" One of the elves in the audience says dropping the fork they held.

"This is Mirna's talent, don't get impressed with Captain!"

"Ah, my apologies. Please go ahead."

"Mhm, for Mirna's talent, she will juggle." The cedar clad girl proudly states taking two knives in one hand and one in the other. "A trick I picked up when bored in the kitchen."

We should really be paying more attention to what she's doing in there. How does one practice this skill?

It is impressive though, I'll give her that.

~ ~

Next Aqua and El performed an acrobatics show by attaching a few ropes to the ceiling. I suppose it made sense thinking of their incredible agility but still, seeing the perfect coordination between the two was a sight to behold. They would be a seriously dangerous team.

After the two completed their flips around the rope course and received a proper round of applause a few elves including one of the maids performed as well. There were two songs as well as a short play.

All the while food was carted in and out. At one point Mirna disappeared for a half hour and then the next dish was a cream based stew.

She really is quick, Captain seemed happy though. Perhaps she can read his mind? Well, in any case, I'll have to apologize to the chefs before we leave.

"Captain next!" Rou says after showing off her sharpshooting skills, an ability the Elves were extremely impressed with. Especially considering she typically makes her best shots with her eyes shut.

"Fine, I think I have something. You mind if I use your drum? And if you think you understand it you can join in piano dude it's C major." Cole says stepping up to where the band who had just performed still sat.

He taps the drum a few times checking the sound in his head.

"Yep. Alright."

He begins tapping the drum lightly in a smooth pattern. Alternating between the cymbal. Slowly a soft vibration spreads through the air as a deep voice cuts through the drum beat.

"Now I've heard there was, a secret chord..."

A few elves gasp at the smooth rasp of the words.

"That; David played and it pleased the Lord. But you don't really care for music, do you?"

The piano comes in almost telepathically with a soft short interlude.

The words continue but the group is transfixed. The piano, now being told how to play the song by the lyrics, joins in effortlessly to complete the melody.

The lyrics from there were more difficult, Cole sang sad words, a relationship of dysfunction. Hard love.

By the fourth verse, there wasn't a single person not affected by the words. Everyone found something for themselves in the simple lyrics.

Cole sat quietly for a moment as the piano man jammed in a free moment. He nodded and extended a hand towards the pianist after the solo.

The fifth verse came bringing the story to an even lonelier climax. Finally, he lightly spoke the last lines, at this point an elf maid in the corner was soft crying.

He bowed after taking a deep breath and returned a smile to his face. "Well?"

"Amazing!"

"Captain can sing? Why didn't you tell us?!"

Cole lightly rubbed his cheek while blushing "Eh, I'm not that great, and I don't know that many songs."

"Oh, you know others?" Godwyn says becoming excited. "Another, another!"

"Ah, well if you insist. Ah, would you mind assisting me." Cole says towards two of the earlier singers. "I can write down your parts."

"Of course, although I'm not sure how well I can sing in common."

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"Ah, no worries, let's just do our best."

"Right."

~

"Is this the real life?" The three sing in a perfect harmony. "Is this just fantasy. Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality."

It was ground breaking.

The three sang a perfect trifecta. A lutist even joined in after being prompted by Cole.

*Disability Training*

"I hear music far off in the distance."

"Focus, you are supposed to be teaching me to better use my sense."

"Right, right. Sorry."

"I swear I'm the one teaching you here."

"Hmm?"

"Why does the term ADHD come to mind?"

"What's that?"

"I have no clue."

"Well come on, why keep learning? Don't you wanna go exploring in the forest? Maybe find a monster to fight?"

Khara sighs rubbing her forehead.

"Oh, come on. What wrong?"

"I'm beginning to wonder if Cole didn't leave you here for a different reason than just teaching me."

"What?"

"Nothing."

*Neighbors*

"Hun, do you know the time?"

"That's right, it should be here by now, huh?"

~knock knock~

"I got it." The man says stepping to the door of the still semi-barren house. "Oh?"

"Yeah, I guess the delivery girl got your address wrong, figured it was a good time to welcome you to the neighborhood."

"Ah, that's so kind of you. Hey, honey, a neighbor dropped our food off, come say ‘Hi'."

"It's nice to meet you both, are you new to town or are you just upgrading like us?"

"New, we grew up in the outskirts of the capital, apparently we moved to town at the perfect time."

"No doubt, were you here for the festival?"

"We missed it, I heard it was a great party."

"It was lively alright. Well, I need to go look after Jeffy, if you guys ever need anything please stop by, my husband is high ranking at ETC so he can do just about anything." The woman says smirking smugly. Finally, Golin's hard work is properly rewarded.

"Oh what a coincidence, I start my training tomorrow."

The woman's eyes widened hearing the words. "You should hurry up and eat that and get to sleep then. They say the earlier you get there the first day the higher your chances are for promotion."

"Really!?"

*Malfunction*

"Ah, Mirna it slipped."

"Hmm?"

"Your leaves," Cole says pointing at her chest while avoiding direct line of sight.

"Oh, where'd they go?"

"Did someone lose Cedar?" El's mother says holding up a twig of thin leaves.

"Mom, half of your crotch is messed up here, lemme see." El's sister offers, handing the cedar branch to me and lifting a few of the leaves on her mothers covering in order to better cover.

I can't tell do they care about nudity or not care? And where do they draw the line exactly?

Whatever, "Here Mirna."

"Put it on for Mirna."

"Ah, that's… Alright, here. How's this?"

"A little to the side, it tickles."

"Right, sorry. Hows this?"

"Better, thanks!"

*The finale* or *More copyright infringement* or *Please don't sue me Disney.*

"Mirna will play Luke, Aqua will be Han, Rou is Chewy, and El is Leia"

"And Captain is Ben Kenobi?"

"Yep, against the terrible Alice as Vadar and Triff as the Emperor."

"OK! Let's do it."

"Captain I think this is a good opportunity to tell you about a new magic tool that could make your battle against Alice look particularly amazing!"

"Nope; nope, nope nope nope nope."

"Mmmmmmmm. You are probably right, I suppose this place does look a bit flammable."

"But don't get me wrong, I'm interested. Keep it up. Experimentation is progress."

"Yes, Captain."

"Well everyone has their scripts? Let's do it."